It seems as if Wikipedia has been fighting with me lately. They've taken my post down about five times already. I've tried to edit my post and have added as well as removed the links to the websites, for they considered it "promotional fluff". If they keep taking my entry down, I will make some more modifications and add links to my sources. This is my current entry:
There are also independent "thinspirational" promotional websites that have surfaced the internet over the past decade. Domains such as these are specifically created to promote eating disorders (though sometimes are disguised as "anti-ana" and "anti-mia" with disclaimers written in the main pages) and often include the following:
promotional membership offers
gossip about thin celebrities followed by pictures of them at different weights in their life
links to websites of various diets and weight control products such as "Weightloss Lollipops"
starvation tips
products that are sold to promote anorexia and bulimia, such as a thinspired piggy banks (every time a person wants to eat, they put their money in the piggy bank as a reminder to diet)
links to music, lyrics and musicians that relate to body image and encourage weight loss
poetry and stories related to anorexia and bulimia
pictures of not only celebrities, but men and women from different countries that suffer from eating disorders [8]
pictures of food and obesity to discourage people from eating
Such websites are not affiliated with online groups such as Xanga, LiveJournal, Facebook and Myspace.
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I added my entry to the pro-mia site. here's a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-mia
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